Thanks Dewey! That did the trick. Changed: # try to use minimum height if less than 3 columns 1653 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1653> if nparms > 20: 1654 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1654> rowmax = 10 1655 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1655> else: 1656 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1656> rowmax = int(nparms/2 + 0.5)
To: # try to use minimum height if less than 3 columns 1653 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1653> if nparms > 20: 1654 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1654> rowmax = 18 1655 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1655> else: 1656 <http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1656> rowmax = 18 And now it fills a column (up to 18 rows) before creating a second column, which is what I want. -Tom > On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:20 PM, Dewey Garrett <dgarr...@panix.com> wrote: > >> I have quite a bit of vertical space and am wondering if >> there is a way I can force the subroutine parameters to >> be displayed in only 2 columns > > You would have to alter the logic for computing 'rowmax' > for the parameter entryboxes. The source file in the git > tree is: > git_root_dir/lib/python/pyngcgui.py > > The logic for 'rowmax' is (ref git tree for 2.7): > > http://git.linuxcnc.org/gitweb?p=linuxcnc.git;a=blob;f=lib/python/pyngcgui.py;h=bdb08e4d210c5b09c280d81a695d286f3e3a1c37;hb=refs/heads/2.7#l1652 > > For a deb install, root privs will be needed to edit the file; > the file location can be found using: > > $ dpkg -L linuxcnc|grep pyngcgui.py > /usr/share/pyshared/pyngcgui.py > > -- > Dewey Garrett > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
